Aurora Light Show

The light show was such a cool experience, very diverse while incorporating light and New Media. I really liked getting to see New Media in a setting outside of academics.. It was interesting to see some of these displays and know that I've used some of the programs they used to execute their installations. I watched a small band play in a performance hall with a curtain of what looked like black spheres in front of them, the spheres were close to each other yet far enough apart that you could see behind them to the band. After a few minutes the curtain lit up and a silhouetted figure of light walked across the curtain. Figures continued to walk across the curtain, going along with the slow but urban feel that the band produced. The effect was lovely yet simple, I’m curious if they might have used Isadora or something similar to create it. Along with Isadora I feel like I could pinpoint other programs like Processing and things I am currently learning to use being used to produce these successful works of art.

                The show consisted of large scale projections such as on the side of buildings like the Omni hotel and smaller displays such as the ones on walls under the The Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe. A lot of the art was very interactive which I think even drew non artists in. It was really encouraging to see these pieces, to see the achievability and success of my chosen art field.